第7部分

請關閉瀏覽器的閱讀/暢讀/小說模式並且關閉廣告遮蔽過濾功能，避免出現內容無法顯示或者段落錯亂。

　was　of　a　kindly

disposition；　and　he　made　a　most　brilliant　descent　in　a　shower　of　golden

rain。　The　newspapers　wrote　about　his　performance　in　very　flattering

terms。　Indeed；　the　Court　Gazette　called　him　a　triumph　of　Pylotechnic　art。〃

〃Pyrotechnic；　Pyrotechnic；　you　mean；〃　said　a　Bengal　Light；　〃I　know　it

is　Pyrotechnic；　for　I　saw　it　written　on　my　own　canister。〃

〃Well；　I　said　Pylotechnic；〃　answered　the　Rocket；　in　a　severe　tone　of

voice；　and　the　Bengal　Light　felt　so　crushed　that　he　began　at　once　to　bully

the　little　squibs；　in　order　to　show　that　he　was　still　a　person　of　some

importance。

〃I　was　saying；〃　continued　the　Rocket；　〃I　was　saying　…　What　was　I

saying？〃

〃You　were　talking　about　yourself；〃　replied　the　Roman　Candle。

〃Of　course；　I　knew　I　was　discussing　some　interesting　subject　when　I

was　so　rudely　interrupted。　I　hate　rudeness　and　bad　manners　of　every　kind；

for　I　am　extremely　sensitive。　No　one　in　the　whole　world　is　so　sensitive

as　I　am；　I　am　quite　sure　of　that。〃

〃What　is　a　sensitive　person？〃　said　the　Cracker　to　the　Roman　Candle。

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The　Happy　Prince　and　Other　Tales

〃A　person　who；　because　he　has　corns　himself；　always　treads　on　other

people's　toes；〃　answered　the　Roman　Candle　in　a　low　whisper；　and　the

Cracker　nearly　exploded　with　laughter。

〃Pray；　what　are　you　laughing　at？〃　inquired　the　Rocket；　〃I　am　not

laughing。〃

〃I　am　laughing　because　I　am　happy；〃　replied　the　Cracker。

〃That　is　a　very　selfish　reason；〃　said　the　Rocket　angrily。　〃What　right

have　you　to　be　happy？　You　should　be　thinking　about　others。　In　fact；　you

should　be　thinking　about　me。　I　am　always　thinking　about　myself；　and　I

ex